Sources: Union seeking tag clarity

this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; The NFL Players Association asked an arbitrator Tuesday to determine whether New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been hit with the franchise tag for a second time, according to sources.
The Saints placed their exclusive rights tag on Brees ...

The NFL Players Association asked an arbitrator Tuesday to determine whether New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been hit with the franchise tag for a second time, according to sources.

The Saints placed their exclusive rights tag on Brees earlier this offseason and Brees' first team, the San Diego Chargers, placed the tag on Brees in 2005 after his rookie contract expired.

The sources said the union is seeking a decision and/or clarification regarding the league's policy that stipulates a second franchise tag is a 120 percent bump from the first tag and the third time is 144 percent.

Brees' current tag is worth $16.371 million. According to ESPN.com senior NFL writer John Clayton, a 144 percent bump would put Brees' cap number at $23,574,240, though an exclusive tag could raise the number a little higher. That would put his two-year earnings at $39,945,240, a little less than $20 million a year.

You said it, Terminator. Reasonable. What's the best contract in the league for a QB now? Is it $19mil? And they're asking $23? That's pushing it a bit.

I know the answer already, but if he was a UFA looking for $23mil, would teams give it to him? All those looking for Manning would, but would any team pay their guy that much if they were looking to resign? Is Green Bay going to give Rodgers 25? Because if Brees gets 23, Rodgers is going to ask for 25. I guarantee it.

You said it, Terminator. Reasonable. What's the best contract in the league for a QB now? Is it $19mil? And they're asking $23? That's pushing it a bit.

I know the answer already, but if he was a UFA looking for $23mil, would teams give it to him? All those looking for Manning would, but would any team pay their guy that much if they were looking to resign? Is Green Bay going to give Rodgers 25? Because if Brees gets 23, Rodgers is going to ask for 25. I guarantee it.

Rogers cant justify it.. he is not as good, his numbers are not as good...etc...

I am going to go ahead and stand by my original statement. Rodgers can not honestly justify being paid more than Brees. Remember another thing, the packers are a publicly held Franchise.. not sure how much that weighs in on how much they can throw at one player.